𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 || FIVE HARGREEVES ||

~• prologue •~

6 years later.

"come to grace's birthday party will you?" diego spoke through the phone, his and lila's born daughter was turning six this week and since the u̶m̶b̶r̶e̶l̶l̶a̶ a̶c̶a̶d̶e̶m̶y̶ m̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶s̶ .. the hargreeves now had their own lives and jobs away from each other, diego hoped they'd be complete since they rarely were when it came to family gatherings.

"im not sure if i can attend, you know that" five answered his brother, busy with everything going on honestly speaking "there's a lot on my plate right now"

"what? you're busy with y/n in greece? come on you didn't even efforted to tell her about the a̶c̶a̶d̶e̶m̶y̶ and the fact that the two of you were something- i didn't earn those 20 dollars from klaus for nothing"

"she doesn't need to know" five scoffed, pulling out the image of her back in 1963 from his coat pocket "it's better if she didn't know, i don't want her to remember those days where she was trapped in the academy- and may i remind you that she absolutely freaked out when she first lost her memory? i don't want to force myself on to her"

diego then snickered through the phone "you're not forcing yourself on to her, you're just telling her the truth" clearing his throat, he continued "look, it won't hurt if you told her the truth- not just about you, but about all of us too, we miss her five, she didn't even attend to my wedding"

"i can't just drop a bomb on her and say oh i found your family- im one of those members- we're freaks-- one used to be an ape-- one is half a squid-- one ended the world twice--- oh and did i mention that im not 23, im 44--- and so are you---" five responded rhetorically "i'll consider your invite" the man concluded "okay bye"

"jesus- take her with you!-" diego exclaimed before five hung up the phone and turning back to his and y/n's hotel room, seeing her leaning on the balcony overviewing the ocean while her hair runs wild with the wind, a small pup by her ankle.

"we might need to cut our trip short" five practically whispered as he walked and stood beside the girl, squinting his eyes at the sudden change of light, y/n wasn't suppose to be with him in this trip- or the other trips he took her to since this was more of a business trip sponsored by the CIA (which five has been working on for, for the last couple of years), he only took y/n to show her the world that she was hidden from.

"why?" y/n turned to him.

the man took a breath, letting his eyes wonderer on the blue sea water before turning to y/n "i found your family"

the woman's eyes immediately widened "REALLY?!" she exclaimed and with five's nod and smile, she started to jump up and down before ending up on five's arms "OH GOD THANK YOU THANK YOU!" she shed a tear.

five sighed into the embrace but didn't felt any pride for his actions, yes he was happy that y/n was happy, but the guilt of hiding her from her family ate him alive everyday "don't worry about it.." pulling away gently, he continued "your niece's birthday is this week and hopefully the family is completed by then"

"I HAVE A NIECE?!"

five laughed at that "yes you do! now go get Mr. Pennycrumb and pack your bags and gifts, i'll get us a flight out of here" the CIA agent instructed just as y/n took the puppy in her arms and sprinted to get her bags backed.

"so you're Mr. Five's girlfriend?" five's CIA assistant asked, escorting y/n and the pup she held out of the private plan while five followed just behind them.

"oh no, we're just friends" she smiled sweetly at the blonde man with glasses "he's actually helping me find my relatives" she informed, the assistant then glance briefly at five only to see him glaring at him before nodding for him to go along.

"sounds lovely" the assistant turned back to y/n with a smile, leading her to a black car and walking back to five to inform that he had one more task to complete by the end of the week about the project he's been working on for years now about a cult-like group who believed that they were in the wrong timeline.